Anti-fracking, in the foreground, and gun rights protesters at the Genesee Grande Hotel in Syracuse, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo was having a fund-raising luncheon.By Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com

Syracuse, NY - About 100 protesters of hydrofracking and New York state's new gun laws are united in protest chants outside the Genesee Grande Hotel, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo is having lunch with people who paid between $1,000 and $25,000 for his campaign.

Cuomo does not have any public appearances in Syracuse on his schedule. The press was not allowed inside.

The protesters hail from opposite sides of the political spectrum, with some overlap.

Opponents of the state's new gun laws, the NY Safe Act, asked the city for a permit to assemble in front of the hotel. On their Facebook page, they invited anti-fracking protesters and others to join them.

Gun law opponents are carrying flags and signs with slogans such as "Don't tread on me"

Others are carrying "Don't Frack New York" signs.

"Every honk is for us," a hydrofracking opponent shouted.

"Keep dreaming," said a woman holding a sign that says "Gun control. It's not about guns, it's about control."

Central New Yorkers opposed to hydrofracking and the state's new gun laws protest outside a fundraiser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the Genesee Inn in Syracuse.By Michelle Breidenbach | mbreidenbach@syracuse.com

Former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle is here with her grandson Ben, 10, who is visiting from Texas.

Ian Hunter, a conservative Republican who is running for Syracuse mayor, stopped to say hello to Ursula Rozum, a Green Party member who ran for Congress last year.

"There's all these people here, trying to get their message heard to Gov. Cuomo," Rozum said. "It really shows that the governor might not be listening to the people of New York and I think it has a lot to do with the fundraiser across the street, where people are paying thousands of dollars to get the ear of the governor."

Democrat Phil LaTessa, the former city auditor, walked through the protest in his suit and tie to get to the lunch. He said he paid $1,000 for a ticket.

With no system of public financing in New York, LaTessa said candidates need to raise money.

"Unfortunately, we're not there and until we get there, there's really no other alternative but to have fundraisers like these for people who are running for office and I believe people should support those people they want to," he said.